Baseball Preview: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. Mary's Gaels
St. Anthony is 7-0 against St. Mary since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Anthony's Friars will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Mary's Gaels at 4:30 p.m. St. Anthony's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so St. Mary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Anthony's is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on St. Mary's with a sharp 20-4 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Anthony's needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
St. Anthony's got a great performance from Luke Coats as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Coats has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Adrian Tavarez was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Anthony Carlo was another key contributor, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
St. Anthony's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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